Deck 22: Computer Benefits and Risks

Question 1

A(n) ____________________ or "Web bug" is a 1x1 pixel graphic on a Web page.

Answer 1

clear GIF

Question 2

The marketing firms that distribute ad-serving cookies claim that this data is simply used to select and display ads that might interest you.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Copyright law prohibits all copying.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

You can violate your own privacy by unintentionally releasing information about yourself that can be exploited by aggressive marketing companies, hackers, and criminals.

Question 5

____________________ occurs when someone obtains your personal information and uses it without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes.

Question 6

A copyright notice, such as "Copyright 2010 eCourse Inc." is required by law in order to be protected by copyright.

Question 7

____________________ refers to any physical method used to prevent works from being copied.

Question 8

Personal information can be defined as any data that is associated with you as an individual.

Question 9

____________________ is the use of fraudulent Web sites and e-mail links to trick people into revealing sensitive, personal, and financial information.

Question 10

____________________ is any technology that surreptitiously gathers information.

Question 11

Web site ____________________, the process of intentionally blocking access to certain sites, is controversial.

Question 12

The material published on Web sites, in blogs, and in other online forums is protected by copyright.

Question 13

You can make copies for your own use and you can make copies under ____________________ regulations, which allow you to copy small excerpts of copyrighted works for use in educational materials and critical reviews.

Question 14

Viruses spread themselves from one computer to another.

Question 15

____________________ refers to intangibles, such as ideas, music, art, photos, logos, movies, and programs, that are the result of creativity and intellectual effort.

Question 16

Personal information about your health, grades, charitable donations, and purchases is stored in a very limited number of places.

Question 17

A(n) ____________________ is issued by a certificate authority that essentially vouches for the certificate holder's identity.

Question 18

Legitimate macros are used to automate common word processing or spreadsheet tasks.

Question 19

Unfortunately, there is no software available to block banner and pop-up ads altogether.

Question 20

In order to gain access to a(n) ____________________ Web site, you typically have to register for an account and password.

Question 21

____ software is designed to analyze the flow of traffic entering your computer from a network.

A)Port connection
B)Wireless connection
C)Encryption
D)Firewall

Question 22

A ____ uses a home-based computer and telecommunications equipment to perform work-related tasks.

A)telecommuter
B)teleworker
C)either a.or b.
D)neither a.nor b.

Question 23

Small ____ tags sewn into clothing communicate with inventory tracking systems.

A)Radio Frequency Identification
B)Wireless Frequency Identification
C)Radio Signal
D)Wireless Signal

Question 24

The original wireless encryption was called ____ and was designed to provide a level of confidentiality similar to that of a wired network.

A)WAP
B)WEP
C)WIP
D)WOP

Question 25

Most malicious code is stored in executable files, usually with ____ file name extensions.

A)exe
B)doc
C)xls
D)mp3

Question 26

____ is the study of work and work environments, with the goal being to make work environments safer and healthier.

A)Robotics
B)Telecommunications
C)Ergonomics
D)Economics

Question 27

Referring to the figure above, if these were your settings, ____ would be scanned for viruses.

A)all of your e-mail messages
B)none of your e-mail messages
C)all of your e-mail attachments only
D)all of your outgoing e-mail only

Question 28

A ____ is a snapshot of your computer settings and are essentially backups of the Windows Registry.

A)help point
B)defragmentation history
C)backup
D)restore point

Question 29

A ____ worm makes use of information on an infected computer to mail itself to everyone listed in the e-mail address book.

A)mass-mailing
B)friendly
C)post office
D)hello

Question 30

Referring to the figure above, you have 229 days of the Norton subscription remaining, and LiveUpdate was run eight minutes ago.To stay current, always make sure your ____ is/are up-to-date.

A)antivirus software subscription
B)virus definitions
C)both a.and b.
D)neither a.nor b.

Question 31

A computer ____ is a set of program instructions that can attach itself to a file, reproduce itself, and spread to other files.

A)worm
B)virus
C)Trojan horse
D)phishing scam

Question 32

In the figure above, the Norton Smart firewall is marked on.If Windows Firewall is also turned on, you would ____.

A)leave this one on too, for double security
B)turn this one off, you should not have two firewalls running
C)do nothing, your system will turn the firewalls on and off automatically
D)none of the above

Question 33

Some Trojan horses contain a virus or a worm, which can replicate and spread.Virus experts call this a ____ threat because it combines more than one type of malicious code.

A)blended
B)combo
C)confused
D)mixed-up

Question 34

A ____ attack is designed to generate a lot of activity on a network by flooding it with useless traffic-enough traffic to overwhelm the network's processing capability and essentially bring all communications to a halt.

A)stampede
B)denial of service
C)rampage
D)buzz

Question 35

____ makes it possible for shoppers to purchase merchandise using their computers.

A)E-world
B)E-commerce
C)E-spend
D)E-business

Question 36

Often hackers transmit ____ that circulate over the Internet looking for unsecured computer systems.

A)phish feelers
B)phish felons
C)port jets
D)port probes

Question 37

To access Windows Firewall when using Windows, type "____" in the Start menu's Search box.

A)Security
B)Firewall
C)Help
D)Start

Question 38

When setting up wireless encryption, you will create an encryption ____, which works like a password.

A)key
B)number
C)password
D)name

Question 39

____ key, also referred to as "personal mode," is a type of WPA used on most home networks.

A)Authorized
B)Pre-authorized
C)Shared
D)Pre-shared

Question 40

Unlike a virus, which is designed to spread from file to file, a worm is designed to spread from computer to computer over ____.

A)local area networks
B)the Internet
C)both a.and b.
D)neither a.nor b.

Question 41

When you publish your own material online, it is automatically covered by ____.

A)trademark
B)copyright
C)patent
D)libel insurance

Question 42

The term ____ refers to any program or set of program instructions designed to surreptitiously enter a computer and disrupt its normal operations.

A)virus code
B)malicious code
C)virus script
D)malicious script

Question 43

The information that your antivirus software uses to identify and eradicate malicious code is stored in one or more files usually referred to as "virus ____."

A)medicines
B)definitions
C)antidotes
D)scripts

Question 44

The Software Information Industry Association (SIIA) is trying to stop illegal software ____.

A)distribution
B)development
C)encryption
D)archiving

Question 45

The process of eradicating a virus-sometimes called "____"-might include deleting the virus code from files or deleting infected files.

A)disinfecting
B)spraying
C)exterminating
D)erasing

Question 46

In the figure above, the "Key 1:" that is shown is also referred to as a(n) ____ key.

A)encryption
B)part-time
C)password
D)portal

Question 47

Although ____ property can be fixed in tangible media the underlying "property" is not necessarily tied to a particular media.

A)smart
B)intellectual
C)mathematical
D)performance

Question 48

In the United States, ____ prevents health care organizations from distributing patient information without written permission, and gives patients the right to amend incorrect or missing information in their records.

A)HIPAA
B)LIPAA
C)MIPAA
D)KIPAA

Question 49

A typical ____ scam begins with a faked e-mail message that seems to be an official notice from a trusted source, such as a credit card company, online payment service, software vendor, or bank.

A)spam
B)phishing
C)fox
D)virus

Question 50

You can check the list of cookies on your computer to look for ad-serving cookies.They are typically generated by sites you have never visited and sometimes contain the word "ad" or "____."

A)dog
B)log
C)bog
D)cog

Question 51

____ use allows you to insert fragments of literary works in research papers without first gaining permission from their authors.

A)Intellectual
B)Fair
C)Educational
D)Part-time

Question 52

The figure above shows the ____ configuration software.

A)router's
B)computer's
C)Internet connection
D)operating system

Question 53

In the United States, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of ____ updated many key aspects of intellectual property law to meet the challenges of new digital realities.

A)1998
B)2002
C)2006
D)2008

Question 54

____ usually protect inventions from being used without permission from the inventor.

A)Trademarks
B)Copyrights
C)Patents
D)Privacy Policies

Question 55

____ typically protect corporate logos and product names.

A)Trademarks
B)Patents
C)Copyrights
D)Privacy Policies

Question 56

____ typically protect works such as software, photos, movies, and music.

A)Copyrights
B)Trademarks
C)Patents
D)Privacy Policies

Question 57

A data file with a .doc or .xls extension can sometimes contain a ____ virus.

A)formula
B)function
C)micro
D)macro

Question 58

____ violations take place when your personal information is distributed or your online activities are tracked without your permission.

A)Virus
B)Trojan
C)Privacy
D)Encryption

Question 59

Several software publishers offer tools that filter out inappropriate Web sites.____ typically comes pre-loaded with a long list of sites that are not child-friendly.

A)Net Nanny
B)Windows Parental Controls
C)both a.and b.
D)neither a.nor b.

Question 60

The music industry, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is attempting to stop rampant ____ music sharing on the Internet.

A)DVD
B)Radio signal
C)MP3
D)CD

Question 61

Case 22-1
Genevieve is in charge of Internet Security for a small New England college. Please answer the questions below.
A professor contacts Genevieve saying that he thinks he has a computer virus, but he has been on vacation for a month, and has not used his computer.Genevieve explains that ____.

A)it can be a virus because viruses can lurk for days or months inside a computer
B)it can be a virus, caught by the computer while it was turned off
C)it cannot be a virus as he would have known about the virus before he left on vacation
D)none of the above

Question 62

HIPAA helps keep your medical information private and prevents abusive practices, such as when a cash-strapped health care organization sells a list of its pregnant patients to a baby-formula marketing company._________________________

Question 63

A Trojan ant is a computer program that seems to perform one function while actually doing something else, and is not designed to make copies of itself._________________________

Question 64

Gossip is defined as false and malicious statements published for the purpose of damaging the reputation of a living person._________________________

Question 65

Explain how you can use a router instead of a firewall to protect your computer from intrusions.

Question 66

Coded software scrambles your data by using a multi-digit key._________________________

Question 67

Copyright law makes it illegal to copy and distribute protected works without the permission of the author or the author's representative._________________________

Question 68

One of the forms of malicious code is worms.Please briefly describe a worm, a mass-mailing worm, and a denial of service attack.

Question 69

Many businesses that collect data online offer a(n) privacy policy that describes how your personal data might be used, whether it might be sold or distributed, and how it might be protected from unauthorized access._________________________

Question 70

Some Web sites feature banner ads supplied by third-party marketing firms.If you click the ad, this third party can create an ad-serving virus and use it to track your activities at any site containing banner ads from that third party._________________________

Question 71

Case 22-1
Genevieve is in charge of Internet Security for a small New England college. Please answer the questions below.
Genevieve has received three reports today, from students, about a computer virus that is spreading from one computer to another automatically with the name "Hello Friend." Genevieve knows the problem is not a virus because computer viruses ____.

A)are never found on a college campus
B)don't spread from one computer to another automatically
C)never have names
D)none of the above

Question 72

Virus software is a set of utility programs that looks for and eradicates viruses and worms._________________________

Question 73

A virus clue is a section of code, such as a unique series of instructions, that can be used to identify a known virus or worm, much as a fingerprint is used to identify an individual._________________________

Question 74

Information security refers to the techniques used to protect information from unauthorized access, damage, disclosure, loss, modification, or use._________________________

Question 75

Case 22-1
Genevieve is in charge of Internet Security for a small New England college. Please answer the questions below.
Genevieve drafts a letter to the student body saying to be careful about opening executable files.Genevieve also states that malicious code can be included in ____ files.

A)sys or .com
B)bin or .vbs
C)scr or .ovl
D)any of the above